Impact of shift duration on alertness among air‐medical emergency care clinician shift workers

Background Greater than half of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) shift workers report fatigue at work and most work long duration shifts. We sought to compare the alertness level of EMS shift workers by shift duration. Methods We used a multi‐site, 14‐day prospective observational cohort study design of EMS clinician shift workers at four air‐medical EMS organizations. The primary outcome was behavioral alertness as measured by psychomotor...